Connectivity SolutionQ-SATA Connectivity Solution: Q-SATA, or Quad-SATA is a connectivity Solution that utilizes SFF-8088 connectors to deliver true SATA 6Gb/s RAID Storage performance at an affordable price point. “Q” refers to the performance capability of the connection, which quadruples the SATA transfer bandwidth up to 2,400MB/s, and fully optimizes RAID performance for up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s SSD or hard drives. Q-SATA features a robust locking mechanism to ensure stable and reliable storage connectivity.

RAID ArchitectureRocketStor 6414VS Cost-Efficient RAID 0/5 Storage Solution; ideal for high-capacity SATA Hard Drives.The majority of today’s PC platforms benefit from efficient, high-performance processors and abundant cost-effective memory. HighPoint Value RAID solutions were designed to take full advantage of these hardware environments in order to deliver cost-effective redundant RAID storage protection for a variety of applications.

Open-Box Storage SolutionThe RocketStor 6414VS features an “open-box” approach to storage, which grants customers the freedom to use their choice of SATA drive from all major drive brands including HGST, Seagate, Toshiba and WDC. Customers can start with as little as a single drive, and add drives as needed to meet the evolving performance or capacity requirements of the storage application. (click Here to read more) The four removable hot-swap bays support any 2.5” or 3.5” SATA Hard Drive, and up to 32TB of total storage capacity. Enterprise /NAS class drives are recommended for the RocketStor 6414VS; customers can tailor storage configurations to meet each application’s capacity and budget requirements.

Intelligent Storage Management SolutionThe RocketStor 6414VS includes a user-friendly web-based management interface available for Windows, and Mac OSX operating systems. Novices and experts alike, can quickly and easily configure, monitor, maintain and troubleshoot RAID configurations and individual storage devices, all from a single, unified software suite. Advanced Management Features allow customers to configure Email notification to inform one or more users of changing storage conditions while outside of the work environment, and manage storage remotely via a local network connection.

Mac & PC Compatible: The RocketStor 6414VS was designed for maximum compatibility with today's leading operating system platforms, and can be easily integrated PCIe capable Mac workstations utilizing OS X 10.6 and later, and PC's running Windows 10, 8.1, 7, Server 2012 or 2008, FreeBSD , and a variety of Linux distributions including RedHat Enterprise, Open SuSE, Fedora Core, Debian, and Ubuntu .

You've probably read the USB Tekspek, and perhaps your intrigue, or product interest, has lead you to look up Firewire as well. The two are similar in some respects, particularly some of the products that use the two technologies. However, Firewire has its differences, which means it has both benefits and drawback when compared to USB. This Tekspek will look at Firewire and also look at it with respect to USB.

This TekSpek covers DAS and NAS, what they mean, what they’re used for and how they’re different. We’ll start by looking at the technology, then move on to the players in the market and how the market is moving forward.